M51.14 — Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region
M51.14 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, thoracic region. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M51.14
These are not written on M51.14, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing M51.14 with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above M51.14
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of M51.14, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with M51.14
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at M51.14. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading M51.14 alone.
- M54.6Pain in thoracic spine
- S23.0Traumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc
- S23.0XXATraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc, initial encounter
- S23.0XXDTraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc, subsequent encounter
- S23.0XXSTraumatic rupture of thoracic intervertebral disc, sequela
- S33Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of lumbar spine and pelvis
- S33.0Traumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc
- S33.0XXATraumatic rupture of lumbar intervertebral disc, initial encounter
Risk adjustment
M51.14 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
M51.14 is named in 46 Medicare coverage policies — 39 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 7 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A58865Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58883Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A58893Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
- A59374Billing and Coding: Amniotic and Placental-Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Woundnot covered
How M51.14 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to M51.14.
- Disease, diseased›intervertebral disc›thoracic›neuritis, radiculitis or radiculopathy
- Degeneration, degenerative›intervertebral disc›thoracic region›with›neuritis, radiculitis, radiculopathy
- Disorder›disc›with›radiculopathy›thoracic region
- Displacement, displaced›intervertebral disc NEC›thoracic region›with›neuritis, radiculitis, radiculopathy
Code history
M51.14 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M51.1. If M51.14 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M51.14
- Is M51.14 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. M51.14 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does M51.14 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other dorsopathies (M50-M54).
- What cannot be coded together with M51.14?
- M51.14 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above M51.14 (M51.1) and apply to it just the same.